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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | EstimationExpertsForecasting | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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