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Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-81-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
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Delivery
Communication Plan