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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
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Request for Comments
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Views and Beyond