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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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