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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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 a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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
1-2 h45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-52-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping