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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() 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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 5-30 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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