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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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