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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-45 min20-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
3-81-313-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresADR File, Decision Log, RationalePlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
FlowMeasurementConstraints
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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