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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Agile ROAM Board |  Architecture arc42 |  Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-15 | 1-4 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | ROAM Board, Owner List | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |