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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
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 a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min15-30 min Planung, laufend15-45 min10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
4-1211-31
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanADR File, Decision Log, RationaleDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
PlanningTime managementFocus
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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