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| Criterion |  Agile Bucket System |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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. | 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 | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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