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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |