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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() UX Research Affinity Diagramming | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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