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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope60-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-5Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
GrowthRetentionConversion
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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