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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
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 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, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item30-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-93-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring