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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |