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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage30–60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-44-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Software Architecture Canvas
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record