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Selected:Golden PathAcceptance Criteria WorkshopArchitecture Decision RecordSpecification by Example
| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 20-40 min pro Story | 15-45 min | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |