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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  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. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 Tage | 2-4 h | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-4 | 3-12 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |