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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsRAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond