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Criterion
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Purposedifferent
When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-DownSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope
Participantsdifferent
3-102-82-4 pro PitchEvaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations
Tagsno overlap
AutonomyRolesTeam
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
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