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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Purposedifferent
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.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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas 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
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min60-90 min pro Feature
Participantsdifferent
3-103-72-83-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsICE Table, Top Idea ListExample Table, Acceptance Tests
Tagsno overlap
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
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