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A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h45-90 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-52-61
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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