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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Operations 5 Whys |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |