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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item30-60 min15-60 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
EstimationEffortAgile
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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