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Operations
Getting Things Done
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
12-81-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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