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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Agile WSJF |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |