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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
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 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.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-101-81-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
SensemakingDecisionRationale
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record