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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off 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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-92-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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