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Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
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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 problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
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2-4 h30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture ConcernsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
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RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
Root causeQualityOperations
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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