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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 45-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | StrategyMarketAnalysis |