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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-3 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |