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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
Operations
Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis 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.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h1-3 hSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-102-8Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsCause Tree, Evidence Notes, CountermeasuresPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
Root causeTreeIncidentQuality
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
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