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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
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.For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-62-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsFamily Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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 MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis