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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-2 h Setup, laufend60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-312-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Communication Plan
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review