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Criterion
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
2-5 min je Item1-4 h or multiple rounds45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-94-12 Experten2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationExpertsForecasting
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping