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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro FeatureLaufend, Wochen bis Monate30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-64-103-72-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsDiscovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte StoriesExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileDiscoveryDelivery
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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