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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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.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 large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-90 min pro Feature30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
33-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsExample Table, Acceptance TestsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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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 for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation