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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|
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 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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