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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
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 many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
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 | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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