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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Architecture arc42 |  Agile ROAM Board |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 1-2 Tage | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 1-4 | 3-15 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | ROAM Board, Owner List | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |