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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for NoEstimates.
Agile
NoEstimates
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Purposedifferent
When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.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.When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing60-90 min pro Featurelaufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-123-62-123-7
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsExample Table, Acceptance TestsThroughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing RulesExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
EstimationForecastingFlow
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
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