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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 six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
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.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-32-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationalePESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
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ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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Ansoff Matrix
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis