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Criterion
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min5-20 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-73-203-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
EstimationEffortRisk
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation