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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Agile Example Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-7 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |