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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | 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 | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StrategyMetricsExecution |
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