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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
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-30 min60-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone32-81-4
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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