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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Architecture arc42 |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the value proposition and customer expectation drift apart, it makes fit and mismatch legible. It shows where offering and need don't yet come together. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |