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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h45-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-61-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping