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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h30 min Setup, dann laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesRAID Log, Status Report SourceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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VisionGoalsStrategy
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping