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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Experiment 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 several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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