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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.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.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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend15-45 min10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
4-1211-31
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineADR File, Decision Log, RationaleDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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