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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 Tage15-45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationFocusTasks
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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