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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.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.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-5 min je ItemHalf day30-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-93-123-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesLeverage Map, Action StrategyAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
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