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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 20–45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |