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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Operations
Getting Things Done
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Operations
Time Blocking
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.
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Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope1-2 h Setup, laufend15-30 min Planung, laufend
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
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 RoutineBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan
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PlanningTime managementFocus
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Pomodoro Technique
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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Operations
Weekly Review