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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Agile Three Amigos |  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. | When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 15-30 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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