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Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
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.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item1-4 h or multiple rounds
Participantsdifferent
3-94-12 Experten
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes
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EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationExpertsForecasting
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
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Affinity Estimation
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method