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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|
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 a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantssame | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tags1 shared | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |
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