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Selected:Lean UX CanvasAlignment MappingLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Architecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-3 h | 1-2 h | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |