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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 60-120 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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