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| Criterion |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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