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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-2 h Setup | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-20 | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |