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Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h je Session60-120 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question2-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Usability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ValidationUXPrototype
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Inception Canvas