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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Agile Planning Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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 | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 30-90 min | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 2-5 min je Item |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-9 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | ForecastingFlowDelivery | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam |