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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Agile ROAM Board |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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 | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-15 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | ROAM Board, Owner List | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |