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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 45-60 min | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality |
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