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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Product Discovery Pretotyping |
|---|---|---|
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. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | Stunden bis wenige Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ValidationDemandMVP |
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