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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |
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