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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend30-90 min60-90 min pro Feature30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)3-123-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsExample Table, Acceptance TestsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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