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Selected:Decision JamRequest for CommentsARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Architecture Decision Record
Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-20 ReviewerDesigners, developers as users, and facilitation1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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