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| Criterion |  Agile Specification by Example |  Agile Scrum |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  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. | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min pro Feature | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 3-10 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | AgileIterationCadence | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |