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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-20 Reviewer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets |
Tags1 shared | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance |
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