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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Example MappingAcceptance Criteria WorkshopSpecification by Example
| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 30-60 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |