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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery RAID Log |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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 | 90-180 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-6 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |