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Criterion
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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2-4 h1-4 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-121-51-6
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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VisionGoalsStrategy
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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