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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Architecture arc42 |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 1-2 Tage | 90-180 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |