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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |