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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.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 group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend15-45 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)2-83-75-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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