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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
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 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 large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min2-5 min je Item30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-93-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Power Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping