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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 h | 1-3 Tage | 60–90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |