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| Criterion |  Agile Ideal Days |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-9 | 1-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortAgile | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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