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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 Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
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 teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend2-5 min je Itemlaufend, 1-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
13-93-9
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesPoint Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationAgileMeasurement
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