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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |