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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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