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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 20–45 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |