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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |
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