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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Delivery RAID Log |  Product Discovery Assumption 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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-6 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |