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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  Delivery RAID Log |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 20-45 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Based on research question | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | Information architectureNavigationStructure | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders |