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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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Operations
Change Analysis
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
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Timedifferent
Half day45-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-61-3
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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Force Field Analysis