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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | PrioritizationScopeDecision | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |