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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h Setup | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-20 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |