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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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