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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 for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.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.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-81-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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
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Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis