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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  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 a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |