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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-61-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix