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Criterion
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Purposedifferent
Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
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AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record