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| Criterion | ![]() Team Design Team API | ![]() Agile Planning Poker | ![]() Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 2-5 min je Item | Half day | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 3-9 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |



