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Criterion
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
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 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.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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-2 h30-90 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-124-123-123-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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