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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
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1-2 h1-4 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas