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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Agile Specification by Example |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |