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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |