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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.
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HighLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day15-45 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-81-31-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Stress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report Source
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StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework