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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for T-Shirt Sizing.
Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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.When effort only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item15-60 min30-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-92-93-122-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsSize Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split Candidates
Tags1 shared
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRoadmap
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