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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
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.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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.When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature15-30 min20-40 min pro Story15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-123-63
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateClarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
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