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| Criterion | ![]() Engineering Kanban | ![]() Facilitation Storytelling | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



