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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Agile Three Amigos |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3 | 1-8 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | SensemakingDecisionRationale | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |