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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Purposedifferent
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.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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature15-45 min30 min Setup, dann laufend20-40 min pro Story
Participantsdifferent
3-61-31-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report SourceAcceptance Criteria, Story Update
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
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