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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |
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