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Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
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2-12 Wochen45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-82-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas