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| Criterion |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45–90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |