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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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 a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item30-60 min1-2 h20-40 min pro Story
Participantsdifferent
3-93-74-123-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsAcceptance Criteria, Story Update
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
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