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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
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 of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
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 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 metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature30-60 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-73-83-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsKPI Tree, Owner ListGQM Table, Metric Profiles
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
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