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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Purposedifferent
arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30-60 min1-5 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-41-5Nutzertraffic3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionPrioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis
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