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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
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept 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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-33-121-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, RationaleKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
KnowledgeMappingRisk
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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