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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 minlaufend, 1-5 min je Item15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-92-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftPoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity DataIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
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MarketingPositioningCommunication
EstimationAgileMeasurement
EstimationEffortAgile
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Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop