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| Criterion |  Architecture C4 Model |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |