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| Criterion |  Agile Specification by Example |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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 problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min pro Feature | 30-60 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | Root causeQualityOperations | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |
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