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Criterion
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Purposedifferent
When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-2 TageHalf day initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-101-4Ein Team plus Stakeholder
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewTeam API Document
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model