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| Criterion |  Decision Making Radar |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | AssessmentPortfolioCapability | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |