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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
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-90 min pro Feature30-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
33-62-62-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsExample Table, Acceptance TestsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
LeanObservationProcessOperations
LeanProcessQuality
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