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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.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.
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Timedifferent
Ongoing1-4 Wochen15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-201-61-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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CollaborationEngineeringIncident
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping