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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |