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Criterion	Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop	Operations Gemba Walk	Operations Standard Work Analysis	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.	When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.	For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Low	Medium	High
Timedifferent	2-4 h	30-120 min	1-3 h	2-6 h
Participantsdifferent	5-15	2-6	2-6	3-10
Formatsame	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns	Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas	Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap	RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop	LeanObservationProcessOperations	LeanProcessQuality	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause