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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception 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 tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.
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1-2 h0.5-5 Tage1-2 h
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3-104-103-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions
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CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
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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
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk