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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 15-45 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 1-3 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |