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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas