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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Architecture Architecture Communication 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. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasDiscoveryScope | Root causeQualityOperations | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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