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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-61-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-83-7
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsRAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
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