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Selected:Software Architecture CanvasViews and BeyondArchitecture Decision RecordArchitecture Inception Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tags1 shared | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |