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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item30-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-93-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Operations
Accountability Ladder
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Facilitation
Expectation Mapping