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Selected:Test CardATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisFake Door Test
| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card | ![]() Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-35 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 2-6 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-10 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |



