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| Criterion |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |
|---|---|---|
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 a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | Scrum Team |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Improvement actions, Team agreements |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning |
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