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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. | 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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-45 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-3 | 3-20 Reviewer | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |