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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
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Timedifferent
90-180 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-105-30
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram