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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas