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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 2-6 h | 15-45 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | RiskRoot causeSafety | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |