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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Engineering Kanban | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | Ongoing | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | FlowVisual managementDelivery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



