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A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-55-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Dot Voting
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1-2-4-All
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas