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Selected:ALPEN MethodSAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Getting Things DoneARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 1 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | 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 | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |