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Criterion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Purposedifferent
When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min2-5 min je Item15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-103-92-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationEffortAgile
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