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| Criterion |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |