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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | SensemakingDecisionRationale | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |