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Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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
Purposedifferent
When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-20 Reviewer1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record