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Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Purposedifferent
When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
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LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)