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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-1212-61-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
PlanningTime managementFocus
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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