Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Selected:5-Minuten VC-Check Architecture Inception Canvas Request for Comments Software Architecture Canvas

Criterion	Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check	Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas	Architecture Request for Comments	Architecture Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent	The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.	The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.	An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.	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	Low	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	5-15 min	1-2 h	1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung	1-2 h
Participantsdifferent	1-5	3-8	3-20 Reviewer	3-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop	Async	Workshop
Outputdifferent	VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step	Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions	RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets	Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap	StartupValidationCompetition	AlignmentArchitectureCanvas	ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance	CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop

Add more methods