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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-203-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram