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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-54-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping