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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasDiscoveryScope | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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