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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
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
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency.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 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
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min60-90 min pro Feature30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-103-63-7
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceContext canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesExample Table, Acceptance TestsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
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