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Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-3 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews1-44-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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ValidationInterviewsPrototype
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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