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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  Architecture Request for Comments |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 3-20 Reviewer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets |
Tagsno overlap | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance |
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