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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Context Canvas | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-15 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | ROAM Board, Owner List | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |



