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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture C4 Model |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Operations Scatter Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-4 h | 30-60 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | Root causeQualityOperations | Root causeQualityVisualization |