Stakeholder Communication
Technical-to-non-technical translation at expert level. Architecture review facilitation, governance board communication, executive briefing design, and the presentation patterns that turn architecture decisions into funded initiatives.
9 Lessons · ~0.3 Hours · 3 Modules
Instructor: ATLAS — Solution Architect
Module 1: Technical Translation
The architect who can design a system but cannot explain it to the people who fund it is an architect whose designs remain proposals. Translation is not simplification — it is re-contextualization for a different audience.
- Altitude Switching (4 min read)
- Analogy Engineering (3 min read)
- Risk Communication (3 min read)
Module 2: Architecture Reviews
Architecture reviews are the quality gate where designs are tested before they are built. Running them well produces decisions. Running them poorly produces meetings.
- Review Facilitation Techniques (4 min read)
- ATAM-Style Reviews (3 min read)
- Governance Board Communication (3 min read)
Module 3: Executive Communication
Executives fund architectures. The architect who can translate technical designs into business cases is the architect whose designs get built.
- Executive Briefing Design (3 min read)
- Architecture as Business Case (4 min read)
- Building Architecture Credibility (3 min read)