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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item1-4 Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-96-30 Experten3-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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4Ls Retrospective
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Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
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Affinity Estimation