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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | 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. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ChangeDecisionStrategy |