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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Cost of Delay | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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