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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Agile Specification by Example |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |
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