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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 notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily60-90 min pro Feature
Participantsdifferent
3-7113-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDaily Priority List, Completion NotesExample Table, Acceptance Tests
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
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