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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  UX Research Personas |
|---|---|---|
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. | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | Internes Team |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | 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 | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ResearchCustomerSynthesis |
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