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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 Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
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.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.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
LowHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope45-90 min60-120 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 investigationsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
AutonomyRolesTeam
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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