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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1-6 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | DecisionTreeOptions | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |