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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |
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