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| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 1-6 Wochen | 20-35 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 4-10 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |