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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min5-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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