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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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