World Congress 2023 • Sep 21, 2023

Architecture Communication Canvas

Gernot Starke, Benjamin Wolf

Complex architecture doesn't require hundred-page wikis. The Architecture Communication Canvas distills massive systems into a single page. Map your technical debt in under two hours.

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Condensing the ARC 42 framework into one page

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