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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 Tage20-40 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-43-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalRAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewROAM Board, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
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