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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 Tage1-2 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-44-123-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSalience Diagram, Strategy per Class
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
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