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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Agile WSJF |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 3-10 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | FlowVisual managementDelivery |
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