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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 Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT 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.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.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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-90 min pro Feature1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-73-62-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsExample Table, Acceptance TestsFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
StrategyCompetitionMarket
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
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