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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min60-120 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-62-81-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model