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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-122-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogCounter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop