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Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer4-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas