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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
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 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
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-52-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramICE Table, Top Idea List
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
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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
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix