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| Criterion | ![]() Growth Golden Circle | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-15 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning Draft | ROAM Board, Owner List | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | MarketingPositioningCommunication | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |



