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Selected:ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)ABC Analysis Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Fishbone Diagram

Criterion	Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)	Operations ABC Analysis	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis	Operations Fishbone Diagram
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.	With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.	For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.	When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent	High	Low	High	Low
Timedifferent	Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope	30-60 min	2-6 h	30-60 min
Participantsdifferent	Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders	1-5	3-10	2-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations	ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions	Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders	PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause	Root causeQualityOperations

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