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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-63-20 Reviewer2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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