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Selected:Software Architecture CanvasChange AnalysisArchitecture Communication CanvasStakeholder Mapping
| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Operations Change Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-120 min | 60-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |