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| Criterion |  Agile Story Splitting |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 2-6 h | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split Rationale | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogIterationDelivery | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | EstimationEffortRisk |