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| Criterion |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture C4 Model |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-4 h | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |