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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
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.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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufendSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneEvaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourcePrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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