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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.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
HighLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten1-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments