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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.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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LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-63-61-4
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record