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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Decision Making Cynefin 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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 2-4 h | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |
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