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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-120 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | LeanObservationProcessOperations | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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