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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery RAID Log |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 1-3 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |