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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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