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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Story Points |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | 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. | When teams want to rate complexity rather than hours, it creates a shared, relative scale. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Point Estimates, Reference Stories, and Velocity Data. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 30-60 min | laufend, 1-5 min je Item | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 3-7 | 3-9 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Point Estimates, Reference Stories, Velocity Data | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | EstimationAgileMeasurement | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |