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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |