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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-103-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
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PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring