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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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 a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-93-10 (Scrum Team)2-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesProduct Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
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EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
AgileIterationCadence
EstimationEffortAgile
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Affinity Estimation
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Dot Estimation