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| Criterion |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 15-90 min daily | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |