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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min2-5 min je Item90-180 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-93-94-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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