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Criterion
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope30-60 min15-90 min daily25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting1-611
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + 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 alternativesPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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