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Criterion
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Agile
Example Mapping
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Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
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Agile
Affinity Estimation
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 effort only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min15-45 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-72-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsSize Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split CandidatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
EstimationAgileRoadmap
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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Agile
Specification by Example