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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
11-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanRAID Log, Status Report SourceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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PlanningTime managementFocus
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method