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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min15-45 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-61-34-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)