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| Criterion |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Engineering Golden Path |  Architecture arc42 |  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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-2 Tage | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |