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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 h | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-10 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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