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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature15-30 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-632-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile