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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-4 pro Pitch2-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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