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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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