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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Decision Making DACI |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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 | 30-60 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | KPI Tree, Owner List | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tags1 shared | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |