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Criterion
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 RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-31-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report SourceReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming