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| Criterion |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |