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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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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.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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
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Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope25 min Zyklen60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting12-8
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Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
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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 alternativesFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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ALPEN Method