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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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 | 30-60 min | 60-180 min | 15-45 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 4-20 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |