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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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.When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 Wochen15-45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone5-201-32-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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