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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture C4 Model | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() 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. | 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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-4 h | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-5 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



