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Criterion
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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 project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-83-103-20 Reviewer1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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