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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |
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