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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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