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Criterion	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Decision Making Eisenhower Matrix	Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)	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.	It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.	ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.	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	High	Medium
Timedifferent	15-45 min	15-30 min	Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope	1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent	1-3	1-6	Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders	1-4
Formatdifferent	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes	Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations	Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	PrioritizationFocusTasks	ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders	DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture

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