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| Criterion |  Agile Story Points |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-9 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationAgileMeasurement | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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