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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Agile Bucket System |  Engineering Kanban |  Agile Planning Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | 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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend | 30-90 min | Ongoing | 2-5 min je Item |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-12 | 2-12 | 3-9 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | FlowVisual managementDelivery | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam |