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Criterion
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
Purposedifferent
In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.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.When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.
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Halber Tag15-45 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-201-32-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
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Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated RunbooksADR File, Decision Log, RationaleGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks
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ResilienceOperationsIncident
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)