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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 10-20 min daily | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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