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Selected:Team APIArchitecture Communication CanvasCustomer Journey MappingSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  Team Design Team API |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | 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 user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 60-120 min | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | JourneyServiceService design | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |