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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |