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Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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