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Criterion
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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Agile
WSJF
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Decision Making
RAPID
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer3-103-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping