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Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Purposedifferent
DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-83-20 Reviewer2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsProduct Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
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