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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-62-61-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
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DecisionTreeOptions
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record