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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)User InterviewsOpportunity Solution TreeOpportunity Interview
| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 1 participant per interview | 2-6 | 5-12 Interviews |
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 | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer |