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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Request for Comments | ![]() Decision Making RAPID | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernance | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |



