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| Criterion |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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 | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |