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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.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.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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-20 Reviewer1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRAID Log, Status Report SourceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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