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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
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
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.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-180 min60-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-62-81-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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