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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 45-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |