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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Agile Bucket System |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 5-20 min | 30-90 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 3-20 | 3-12 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | EstimationEffortRisk | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |