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| Criterion |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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