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| Criterion | ![]() Engineering Golden Path | ![]() Architecture Request for Comments | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |
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