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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
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 a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.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.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
HighMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews60-90 min pro Feature1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-123-63-10 (Scrum Team)3-7
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogExample Table, Acceptance TestsProduct Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileIterationCadence
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
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