governance

Turns architecture context, options, and consequences into a tangible result by naming the decision, describing context, and capturing consequences.

Core question: Which architecture decision needs to be recorded, and what context, options, decision, and consequences must a future reader understand?

15-45 min

1-3

Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by listing activities or deliverables, defining roles, and obtaining team alignment.

Core question: Who carries final responsibility for each activity, who actively contributes, who is consulted and who is informed?

45-90 min

2-8

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the decision, naming the driver and approver, and documenting decision and follow-up.

Core question: What decision does the Approver make based on Driver preparation and Contributor input, and who gets informed when and by whom?

30-60 min

2-10

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by delimiting the decision, assigning RAPID roles, and documenting the decision and action steps.

Core question: Which decision does the Decider make based on recommendation, Agreer approval and Performer feasibility?

45-90 min

3-12

Moves scope, sequence, and delivery flow toward a concrete result through "create a table for Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies", "carry over initial entries from discovery and kickoff", and "archive resolved items instead of deleting them".

Core question: Which risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies are currently open, who takes care of them, and which ones need movement or escalation now?

30 min Setup, dann laufend

1-3 Pflege, Briefing für alle

Moves group input, selection, and decision toward a concrete result through "prepare the stakeholder list", "define power, legitimacy, and urgency", and "derive strategy by class".

Core question: Which stakeholders combine which combination of power, legitimacy and urgency, and which strategy follows for each of the eight classes?

60-90 min

3-6

Moves options, criteria, and risks toward a concrete result through "identify key decision types", "collect roles", and "document and communicate the agreement".

Core question: Which role decides which type of decision, which roles are consulted before it, which are informed afterwards, and how do we make that binding?

90-180 min

4-12

Uses a structured proposal and review process to make non-trivial technical or product changes discussable and decidable.

Core question: Which change does the team propose, with which rationale, alternatives and tradeoffs, and who decides by when?

1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung

3-20 Reviewer

Verbindet Strategieentwicklung, Übersetzung, operative Planung, Monitoring und Anpassung zu einem wiederholbaren Führungszyklus.

Core question: Wie wird Strategie regelmäßig in operative Arbeit übersetzt, anhand echter Signale überprüft und durch explizite Entscheidungen angepasst?

Initial 3-6 h, danach monatliche oder quartalsweise Reviews

5-12

Trennt Planungsebenen nach Zeithorizont, Entscheidungsart und Steuerungslogik, damit Strategie nicht mit Tagesgeschäft vermischt wird.

Core question: Welche Planungsobjekte gehören auf welche Ebene, und welche Übergaben sorgen dafür, dass strategische Richtung in taktische Programme und operative Arbeit übersetzt wird?

90-180 min

4-12