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Selected:ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Cost of DelayLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)WSJF
| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Agile WSJF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 90-180 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | 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 | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization |