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Criterion
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.
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Timedifferent
Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope1-2 h Setup, laufend25 min Zyklen10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
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 alternativesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
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ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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