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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-4 h25 min Zyklen15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-41-511
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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