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Criterion
Story Splitting method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Story Splitting
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When a story becomes too large for a clean flow, it breaks scope down along value and risk. It shapes the work into a form that ships earlier and is easier to verify.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 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.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
30-60 min30-90 min5-20 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
2-63-123-203-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split RationaleAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
BacklogIterationDelivery
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationEffortRisk
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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