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| Criterion |  Operations DMAIC |  Agile ROAM Board |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-12 Wochen | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-5 Tage | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-15 | Nutzertraffic | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control Plan | ROAM Board, Owner List | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders |