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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 1-3 Tage | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-4 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |