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Selected:Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisConsensus WorkshopPower Interest GridATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-30 | 2-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders |