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Selected:Monte Carlo ForecastingArchitecture Inception CanvasNoEstimatesSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Agile NoEstimates | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | 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 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 1-2 h | laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | EstimationForecastingFlow | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |



