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Criterion
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.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 expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min30-90 minHalf day initial, dann laufend2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
5-153-12Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsTeam API DocumentRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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