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Specification by Example is a collaborative technique for defining requirements using concrete examples that become accurate, automatable acceptance tests. Teams create realistic scenarios, remove ambiguities and produce executable specifications. It fosters shared domain models and reduces rework.
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Specification by Example describes requirements through concrete, jointly reviewed examples that serve as a living specification and test basis.
The method emerged as a collaborative practice in agile software development, connecting domain examples with automated acceptance checking.
Describe a situation with a few representative examples: context, action, and expected outcome. Resolve ambiguity in conversation and automate examples once they are stable. Examples clarify rules; they do not provide complete coverage of every risk.
A comprehensible case with inputs, context, and expected outcome.
Domain and technical participants clarify examples together before implementation.
Verified examples stay connected to the product and show its current behavior.
The method reduces translation loss between domain, engineering, and testing. Examples must remain representative and maintainable; individual examples prove neither completeness nor quality outside the described behavior.
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