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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 Tage60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-42-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid