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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-92-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
StrategyCompetitionMarket
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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