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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min15-45 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
3-104-121-33-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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