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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
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 Wochen1-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone5-201-52-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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