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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 1-2 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |