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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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