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Selected:Opportunity Solution TreeATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Architecture Communication CanvasLean UX Canvas
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 60-120 min | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |