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Criterion
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h2-5 min je Item60-120 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-92-82-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
EstimationEffortAgile
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