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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Architecture C4 Model |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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