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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
2-813-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping