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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Hypothesis Prioritization CanvasArchitecture Communication CanvasLean UX Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 60-90 min | 60-120 min | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |