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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
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min90-180 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-33-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond