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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)SWOT AnalysisVRIO FrameworkAnsoff Matrix
Criterion
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope30-60 min90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting3-123-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + 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 alternativesSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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