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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
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.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.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.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
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30-60 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer2-81-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsICE Table, Top Idea ListADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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