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Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.
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Timedifferent
Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope45-90 minHalf day15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting3-123-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + 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 alternativesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesStress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
ChangeDecisionStrategy
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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