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Selected:Software Architecture CanvasOutcome-Driven InnovationArchitecture Communication Canvasarc42
| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |