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| Criterion |  Agile Three Amigos |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |