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A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30 min Setup, dann laufend90-180 minInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews
Participantsdifferent
1-41-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-125-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewRAID Log, Status Report SourcePlanning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
CadenceGovernanceExecution
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
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