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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 of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-51-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan