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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  UX Research User Interviews |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | 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. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30–60 min per interview | 1-3 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1 participant per interview | 1-4 | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer |