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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 60-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 5-12 | 4-20 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |