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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage | 45-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |