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Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Purposedifferent
A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-6 Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-154-101-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
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RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam