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| Criterion |  Agile Story Points |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 5-20 min | 90-180 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-9 | 3-20 | 3-6 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationAgileMeasurement | EstimationEffortRisk | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |