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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop | ![]() Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree | ![]() Systems Thinking Iceberg Model |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns |
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