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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 min15-45 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
15-2003-121-33-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
DecisionRolesGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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