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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-5 Tage | 15-45 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Nutzertraffic | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |