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Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-3 h1-2 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews5-303-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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