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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Operations Scatter Diagram |  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. | When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | Root causeQualityVisualization | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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