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| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + 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 | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |
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