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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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.
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0.5-2 Tage90-180 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments