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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Lean UX Canvas with its method-specific working model.
UX Design
Lean UX Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment.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.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min2-3 h1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-63-81-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceCompleted Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experimentArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery
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Architecture Communication Canvas
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Views and Beyond
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas