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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.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.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-42-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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LeanFlowWasteDelivery
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model