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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 Tage1-4 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-43-83-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
RiskDecisionSensemaking
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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