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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend2-5 min je Item15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-92-9
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationEffortAgile
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