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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Agile Specification by Example |  Decision Making Decision 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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-120 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |