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Criterion
Paper illustration for T-Shirt Sizing.
Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When effort only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min2-4 h45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-123-123-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Size Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split CandidatesTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRoadmap
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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