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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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 an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min1-2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-61-42-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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