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Criterion
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-2 Tage30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-153-20 Reviewer1-41-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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