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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Cost of DelayICE ScoringDecision Matrix
Criterion
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope90-180 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting3-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + 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 alternativesCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceICE Table, Top Idea ListDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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