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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-3 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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