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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
33-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
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PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
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Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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