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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 15-200 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |
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