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Criterion
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
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.In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.
Complexitysame
HighHigh
Timedifferent
Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scopeHalber Tag
Participantsdifferent
Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders5-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsSimulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
ResilienceOperationsIncident
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis