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Selected:RACI MatrixATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Fishbone DiagramRAID Log
Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope30-60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-8Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders2-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
Root causeQualityOperations
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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