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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-61-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond