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Paper illustration of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
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 RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.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.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.
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Timedifferent
90-180 min15-45 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-121-31-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report Source
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CadenceGovernanceExecution
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond