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Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend45-90 min60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-153-122-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
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RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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