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Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 Tage60-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-42-81-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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