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Criterion
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
When collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min15-30 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
TeamCollaborationAgile
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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