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| Criterion |  Engineering Kanban |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-3 | 2-6 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |