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Criterion
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Purposedifferent
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.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min1-2 Tage20-40 min pro Story
Participantsdifferent
2-63-71-43-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewAcceptance Criteria, Story Update
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
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