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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 60-90 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 4-12 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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