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Selected:Design ThinkingChange AnalysisSurveysSAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Purposedifferent
For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen45-120 min3-14 TagePreparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope
Participantsdifferent
4-102-650+Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsDomain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives
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InnovationPrototypeResearch
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
QuantitativeResearchValidation
ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
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