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Selected:Delegation PokerATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Accountability LadderResponsibility Poker
| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Delegation Poker | ![]() Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) | ![]() Operations Accountability Ladder | ![]() Facilitation Responsibility Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 20-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 1-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AutonomyRolesTeam | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation |



