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Criterion
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend2-5 min je Item60–90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-153-92-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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