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Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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 laufend45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model