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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Architecture C4 Model | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | 60-120 min | 1-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |



