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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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 | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



