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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend2-4 h1-2 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone5-151-44-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceQuality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture ConcernsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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