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Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Purposedifferent
Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.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.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
Complexitysame
HighHighHigh
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere WochenSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scopeHalf day
Participantsdifferent
4-12Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMetricsExecution
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping