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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test | ![]() Agile Specification by Example | ![]() Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 60-90 min pro Feature | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |
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