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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.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
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten3-20 Reviewer4-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test