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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Agile Specification by Example |  Agile Three Amigos |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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 story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 15-30 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas |