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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 5-30 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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