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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Agile Scrum |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | CadenceGovernanceExecution | AgileIterationCadence | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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