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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Purposedifferent
For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-125-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseQuality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns
Tagsno overlap
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
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Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Architecture
Risk Storming
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Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas