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Criterion	Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas	Architecture Request for Comments	Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning	Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping
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.	An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.	It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.	In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	1-2 h	1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung	90-180 min	90-180 min
Participantsdifferent	3-8	3-20 Reviewer	4-12	4-12
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions	RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets	Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory	Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap	AlignmentArchitectureCanvas	ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance	CadenceGovernanceExecution	DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility

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