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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Delegation Poker | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis | ![]() Architecture arc42 | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | AutonomyRolesTeam | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



