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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 60-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | LeanStartupValidationMVP | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |