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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45–90 min | 60-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |