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| Criterion |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Planning Poker |  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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 2-5 min je Item | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-9 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tags1 shared | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |
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