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| Criterion |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | 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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 1-2 h | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |
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