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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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