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Criterion
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope2-6 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
AutonomyRolesTeam
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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