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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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Facilitation
Storytelling
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten1-61-4
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record