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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tags1 shared | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |
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