methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

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
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-3Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
Add more methods

Often compared together

Methods with strong topical overlap with the current selection, not yet in the comparison.

Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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