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Criterion
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
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min30-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-83-103-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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