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Selected:Acceptance Criteria WorkshopGolden PathSpecification by ExampleArchitecture Decision Record
| Criterion |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Engineering Golden Path |  Agile Specification by Example |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 60-90 min pro Feature | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |