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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |