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Selected:ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Monte Carlo ForecastingValue Stream MappingCommunication Plan
| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 1-8 | 4-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + 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 | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | ForecastingFlowDelivery | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |