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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming | ![]() Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop | ![]() Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-15 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tags1 shared | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |
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