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Criterion
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-41-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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