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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | StrategyCompetitionMarket | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |
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