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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |
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