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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 90-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 3-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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