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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Agile Three Amigos |  Agile Working Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
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 collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | TeamCollaborationAgile |
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