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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Request for Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-8 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 5-12 | 2-10 | 3-20 Reviewer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance |