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Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-123-20 Reviewer4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping