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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |