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Criterion
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-121-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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