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Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-61-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Views and Beyond
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)