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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 the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis