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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing30-90 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-201-61-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
DecisionTreeOptions
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe