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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-120 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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