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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-12 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StrategyMetricsExecution | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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