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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-90 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-124-103-105-30
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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