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Selected:Architecture Decision RecordStrategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningStarfish RetrospectiveStrategy Execution Loop
| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | CadenceGovernanceExecution | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance |