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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-611
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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 Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method