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| Criterion |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 60–90 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |