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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point. | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasDiscoveryScope | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |