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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | 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 | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |