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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 of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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.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.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.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
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 TageInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-45-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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