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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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 Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping