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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 Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 h45-90 min30-90 min Setup, danach laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-52-61-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ForecastingFlowDelivery
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Communication Canvas