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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Architecture C4 Model |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | 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. | 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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-5 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |