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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-4 | 3-20 Reviewer | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |