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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Time Blocking | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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