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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
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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