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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
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.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.When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage20-40 min pro Story0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-715-2003-620-500+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
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