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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-5 Tage1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-6Nutzertraffic1-4
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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