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Criterion
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Architecture
arc42
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Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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.Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.
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Timedifferent
1-2 Tage2-4 h20-40 min pro Story
Participantsdifferent
1-42-83-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewCompetency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage MatrixAcceptance Criteria, Story Update
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ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
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Agile
Example Mapping
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Knowledge Modeling
Linked Open Terms
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Agile
Specification by Example
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas