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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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 change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | ChangeDecisionStrategy | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |