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Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min2-4 h5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
4-125-153-20
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogQuality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture ConcernsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
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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 for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas