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Criterion
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional60-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation4-123-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
GQM Table, Metric ProfilesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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