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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min60-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-81-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
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Views and Beyond