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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |