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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Story Points | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Expectation 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-9 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationAgileMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |
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