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Criterion
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
Purposedifferent
Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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 uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 minLaufend, Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
2-83-74-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsDiscovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
AgileDiscoveryDelivery
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay