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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing5-20 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
1-203-203-153-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsROAM Board, Owner ListRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
EstimationEffortRisk
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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