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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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 | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |