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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Vision Board |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |