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Criterion
Paper illustration for Landing Page Test.
Product Discovery
Landing Page Test
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Purposedifferent
When a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest.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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighHigh
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage60-90 min2-6 hSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic4-123-10Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Landing Page, Conversion Data, Learning SummaryAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations
Tagsno overlap
ValidationConversionMarketing
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
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