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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.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
1-43-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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4Ls Retrospective
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Sailboat Retrospective