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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments