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Criterion
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
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
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.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h45-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
1-52-65-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile