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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
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Timedifferent
15-90 min dailyPreparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope45-120 min25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
1Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting2-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusDomain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternativesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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