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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |