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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Systems Mapping | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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