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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Learning Review | ![]() Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. | 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 scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | RAID Log, Status Report Source | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |



