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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



