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Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Architecture
arc42
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.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.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
1-2 h1-3 h1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-81-81-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
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StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Architecture
C4 Model