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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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 | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-10 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |