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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20–45 min20-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group12-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)