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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |