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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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 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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing30-90 min30-90 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
1-203-123-123-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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