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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery RAID Log |  Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms |  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. | 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. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | Wochen bis Monate | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |