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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|
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. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |
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