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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-2 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |