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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufendSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope25 min Zyklen15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders11
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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