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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 15-45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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