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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-45 min | 45-60 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1-3 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |