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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |
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