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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture C4 Model | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-5 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |



