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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min je Interview | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-12 Interviews | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |