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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
Purposedifferent
When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.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 uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage60-90 min pro FeatureLaufend, Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team3-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesExample Table, Acceptance TestsDiscovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileDiscoveryDelivery
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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Agile
Example Mapping
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview