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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |  Decision Making DACI |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-10 | 2-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |