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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-32-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model