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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend90-180 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-10 (Scrum Team)4-121-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsProduct Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalPlanning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileIterationCadence
CadenceGovernanceExecution
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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