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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend15-90 min dailySeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders1
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourcePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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