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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
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 collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend45-90 min60-90 min pro Feature2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)3-123-63-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceExample Table, Acceptance TestsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tags1 shared
AgileIterationCadence
TeamCollaborationAgile
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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