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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tags1 shared | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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