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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60-90 min | 15-45 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |