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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | 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. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-120 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |



