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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 90-180 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 4-12 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |