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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min60-120 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-83-20 Reviewer1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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