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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timesame | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |



