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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Engineering Kanban | ![]() Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 60-120 min | Ongoing | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-12 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | FlowVisual managementDelivery | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |



