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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-3 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
11-83-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
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PlanningTime managementFocus
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop