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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 2-8 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 5-12 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
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 | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop |
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