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Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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 story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-30 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone31-4
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)