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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-33-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, RationaleKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping