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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-53-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
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PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas