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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.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 sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-60 min1-2 h45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-10Team members involved
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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