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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |
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