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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Architecture arc42 |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 45-120 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |