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| Criterion |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |