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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-101-61-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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Architecture Communication Canvas
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Views and Beyond
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Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping