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Criterion
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30-60 min30-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer12-81
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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