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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |
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