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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tags1 shared | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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