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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 45-60 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |