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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Delivery Shape Up |  Architecture Architecture Communication 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. | 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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |