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Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-81-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality ChecksADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)