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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-20 Reviewer4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas