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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
90-180 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
3-8Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders1
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequencePrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis