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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception 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.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-123-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
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4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
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Starfish Retrospective