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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  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. | 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 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 | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |
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