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Criterion
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h2-5 min je Item45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-123-93-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
TeamCollaborationAgile
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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