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Selected:ScrumSpecification by ExampleStrategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningArchitecture Decision Record
| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Agile Specification by Example |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | 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. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 60-90 min pro Feature | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 3-6 | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | CadenceGovernanceExecution | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |