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| Criterion |  Agile NoEstimates |  Engineering Kanban |  Delivery Shape Up |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend | Ongoing | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-12 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationForecastingFlow | FlowVisual managementDelivery | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |