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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |