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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 45-60 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |