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Criterion
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Purposedifferent
With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.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.
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Timedifferent
45-120 min15-60 min je Zyklus30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-83-10
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
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TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)