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| Criterion |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Specification by Example |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min pro Story | 60-90 min pro Feature | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-6 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |
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