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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature1-3 hOngoing
Participantsdifferent
3-64-102-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listKanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
FlowVisual managementDelivery
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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
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting