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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 5-15 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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