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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat 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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-12Scrum Team4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsImprovement actions, Team agreementsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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