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| Criterion |  Agile WSJF |  Architecture C4 Model |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |