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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Bucket System |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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 a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 3-7 | 3-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |