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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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