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| Criterion |  Agile Specification by Example |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min pro Feature | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionTreeOptions |