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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 a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-33-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments