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Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus review90-180 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
4-104-123-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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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
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs