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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 45-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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