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Selected:Architecture Inception Canvas Architecture Decision Record ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)DACI

Criterion	Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Decision Making DACI
Purposedifferent	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.	An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.	ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.	In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Low	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	1-2 h	15-45 min	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	30-60 min
Participantsdifferent	3-8	1-3	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	2-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap	AlignmentArchitectureCanvas	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment

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