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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Product Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
Product Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-42-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope NotesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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CanvasDiscoveryScope
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Views and Beyond
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Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Inception Canvas