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Selected:C4 Model ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Eisenhower Matrix Architecture Communication Canvas

Criterion	Architecture C4 Model	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Decision Making Eisenhower Matrix	Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent	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.	ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.	It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.	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	Low	Medium	Low	Medium
Timedifferent	1-4 h	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	15-30 min	60-120 min
Participantsdifferent	1-5	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-6	2-8
Formatsame	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes	Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	PrioritizationFocusTasks	ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas

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