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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing15-45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-201-32-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model