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| Criterion |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tags1 shared | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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