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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 20–45 min | 60-120 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |