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| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Delivery RAID Log |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 20-40 min pro Story | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-6 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | 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 | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |