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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item30-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-91-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
DecisionTreeOptions
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats