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Criterion
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.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
MediumLowHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45-90 min1-4 Wochen15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer2-81-61-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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