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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | SensemakingDecisionRationale | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |
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