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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 a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature30-60 min30-60 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-63-73-123-10
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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