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| Criterion |  Delivery RAID Log |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  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. | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1 | 1-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | RAID Log, Status Report Source | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |