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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-10 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |
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