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Criterion
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
15-45 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-33-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping