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Criterion
Paper illustration for Story Points.
Agile
Story Points
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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 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 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
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
laufend, 1-5 min je Item90-180 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-95-153-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity DataSpotify Model Map, Action ListBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileMeasurement
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping