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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Three Amigos |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely. | 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. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 20-40 min pro Story | 15-30 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-6 | 3 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |