Gathers rules, examples, and open questions for a story so the business logic can be checked before implementation.
Core question: Which rules and cases must be clear so this story can be understood and tested?
Workshop methodMethod form: Workshop method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
3-7
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Product DiscoveryCategory: Product Discovery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Bundles context, stakeholders, goals, and open questions into a canvas that clarifies the shared situation and next steps.
Core question: What external forces and internal capabilities shape this business model?
CanvasMethod form: Canvas. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-10
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ArchitectureCategory: Architecture. Describes the method's domain of use.
Gathers quality goals, prioritizes risks, and turns them into architecture topics evaluated together.
Core question: Which quality scenarios matter architecturally to business goals and need clarification first?
Workshop methodMethod form: Workshop method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-4 h
5-15
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "briefly present the story or feature", "collect examples rule by rule", and "hand over the examples as acceptance tests".
Core question: Which concrete examples show that the business rule is correctly, completely, and testably understood?
Workshop methodMethod form: Workshop method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-90 min pro Feature
3-6
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "pin the story summary to the whiteboard", "write the happy path as Given-When-Then", and "copy the criteria into the story tool".
Core question: Which rules and examples must hold for this story to be accepted from a business perspective?
Workshop methodMethod form: Workshop method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
20-40 min pro Story
3-6
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Knowledge ModelingCategory: Knowledge Modeling. Describes the method's domain of use.
Concrete domain questions define what an ontology or knowledge model must be able to answer and test.
Core question: Which domain questions must the ontology answer with defined data and inferences?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.