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Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 Tage60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12Based on research question2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IACommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas