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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Purposedifferent
The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45–75 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-8Team members involved4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective