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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 illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h60-90 min pro Feature45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-72-83-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsExample Table, Acceptance TestsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
StrategyCompetitionMarket
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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