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| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 60-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 2-10 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | 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 | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |