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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.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
MediumLowHighHigh
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 WochenSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-6Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseRAID Log, Status Report SourceExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations
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ProcessDivergenceInnovation
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
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