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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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