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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Agile WSJF |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 45-90 min | 15-45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |