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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-7 | 3-15 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | ROAM Board, Owner List | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |