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Selected:Lean Startup Architecture Communication Canvas Power Interest Grid Software Architecture Canvas

Criterion	Innovation Lean Startup	Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas	Facilitation Power Interest Grid	Architecture Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent	For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.	The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.	When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Medium	Low	Low
Timedifferent	Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus	60-120 min	30-60 min	1-2 h
Participantsdifferent	2-8	2-8	2-8	3-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision	Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan	Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder	Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap	LeanStartupValidationMVP	ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas	StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning	CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop

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