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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.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.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-81-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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