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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Agile ROAM Board |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-15 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | ROAM Board, Owner List | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |