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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 20–45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |
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