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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 60-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |