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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate1-3 Tage30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-121-41-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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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
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas