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Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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 an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer3-10 Kunden3-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing