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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
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.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
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LowHighHigh
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1-2 h1-6 Wochen2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-104-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram