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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Spotify Model MappingMcKinsey 7SValue Chain Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 5-15 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | 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 | Spotify Model Map, Action List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |