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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
13-20 Reviewer
Formatsame
AsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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 Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis