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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  DevOps ChatOps |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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. | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | Ongoing | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |