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Selected:Software Architecture CanvasRisk StormingShape-First ModelingArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Architecture Architecture Communication 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. | 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. | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60-90 min | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |