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Selected:Architecture Decision Record Team Topologies Interaction Modes Request for Comments Spotify Model Mapping

Criterion	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes	Architecture Request for Comments	Team Design Spotify Model Mapping
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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.	An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.	When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	15-45 min	Half day	1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung	90-180 min
Participantsdifferent	1-3	Team-Leads plus Architecture	3-20 Reviewer	5-15
Formatdifferent	Async	Workshop	Async	Workshop
Outputdifferent	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair	RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets	Spotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization	ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance	TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis

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