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A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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Architecture
Risk Storming
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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-2 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-42-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Assumption Mapping
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Assumption Surfacing
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record