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Criterion
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
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Purposedifferent
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 a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.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.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45–75 min60-90 min pro Feature1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-7Team members involved3-63-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsExample Table, Acceptance TestsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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