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Operations
Getting Things Done
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning.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.
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1-2 h Setup, laufendPreparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDomain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternativesPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)