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Criterion
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30-60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer1-51-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListRAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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