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Criterion
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-2 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-20 Reviewer3-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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