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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-3 Tage1-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
11-41-42-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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