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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Architecture C4 Model |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-4 h | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |