Turns customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence into a tangible result by defining the user goal, laying out backbone activities, and deriving the backlog.
Core question: Which narrowest end-to-end flow delivers the first real value to the user, and what is the next meaningful slice after that?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-4 h
4-10
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns backlog, sprint work, and team flow into a tangible result by identifying oversized stories, finding the smallest value slice, and reprioritizing.
Core question: How can the story be split into 2-5 slices, each delivering value or learning, without losing overall benefit?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
2-6
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns backlog, sprint work, and team flow into a tangible result by preparing items as cards, building a relative size axis, and clarifying outliers and uncertainties.
Core question: How can the team place the items in a reliable relative size order and label the resulting groups?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
3-12
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "prepare buckets and scale", "place reference items", and "flag large or unclear items".
Core question: Which bucket does each item belong to relative to our references, and which items are so large or unclear that they need to be sliced or clarified before planning?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.