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Criterion
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope30-60 min30-60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders12-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
Root causeQualityOperations
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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