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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 Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 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.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je ItemHalf day30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesLeverage Map, Action StrategyBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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