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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |