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| Criterion |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 60–90 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |