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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Agile Specification by Example |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |