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| Criterion |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 Tage | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |