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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 Kunden | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |
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