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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team2-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas