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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-101-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
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ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan