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| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  UX Research Diary Study |  Architecture arc42 |  Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 Tage | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 5-20 | 1-4 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | 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 | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |