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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action 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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Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 minHalf day1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-121-4
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanLeverage Map, Action StrategyArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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