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Criterion
Paper illustration of a horizontal story map with an activity backbone, task cards below it and a cross-map release line.
Product Discovery
User Story Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.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 h45-90 min30-90 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
4-103-83-123-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog CandidatesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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