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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 60-90 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |