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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-20 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tags1 shared | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |