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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | StrategyMetricsExecution | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |
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