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| Criterion |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Agile ROAM Board |  Architecture Architecture Inception 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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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 | 60-90 min | 1-2 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-10 | 3-15 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | ROAM Board, Owner List | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |