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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-4 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-201-52-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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