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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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