methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
15-45 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-34-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
Add more methods

Often compared together

Methods with strong topical overlap with the current selection, not yet in the comparison.

Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments