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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 0.5-3 Tage | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |