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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | 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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | FailureResilienceRisk | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |