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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceRAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond