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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Agile Specification by Example |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | 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. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-6 h | 60-90 min pro Feature | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |